wiring label printers

[inaminit]

I have just spent 2 week worth of spare time chasing down a poorly running engine problem following an engine/trans r&r. Turns out I had connected 2 sensor wire plugs wrongly. So thinking about that, I would like to get a tool to make little wiring ID tags-can anyone give me a recommendation? Thanks in advance

[ian c2]

We use Brady at work (and I do at home) for making stickers and cable sleeves .
We are just upgrading to newer models , but the m210 has performed well for years .
A bit like my dymo

[fanaudical]

At work, we use Brady label printers for this kind of thing. Here are some links to something comparable (and much less expensive):

https://www.automationdirect.com/adc/shopping/catalog/wiring_solutions/labeling/portable_label_printers/lw-px300vp

https://www.automationdirect.com/adc/shopping/catalog/wiring_solutions/labeling/label_cartridges/224vslpx

https://www.automationdirect.com/adc/shopping/catalog/wiring_solutions/labeling/label_cartridges/205stbypx

I've never used the Epson gadget so no idea how reliable it is. There are vinyl wrap-around labels for cables that are already made. I like the shrink-wrap labels for wires/cables that are not terminated yet.

Another option is to buy sheet labels that you can run through your laser printer. These are kind of wasteful if you just have to do a few:

https://www.amazon.com/Mr-Label-Self-Laminating-Around-Cable-Labels/dp/B078XR72Y7?th=1

And Panduit (and I think Thomas & Bets) still make the vinyl cloth wrap-around label books for old-school cable marking. I use these on spark plug wires:

https://www.platt.com/p/0098915/panduit/wire-marker-card-vinyl-cloth-b3/074983948024/pdtpcmb3

[phelix]

There was also a recent thread about using a Brother handheld printer…

https://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/1168464-where-buy-replacement-dg-bg-sensor-labels.html

[inaminit]

Could someone show me a photo of a Brady label on a wire? Thanks in advance

[fanaudical]

Originally Posted by inaminit

Could someone show me a photo of a Brady label on a wire? Thanks in advance

Check out the photo in this Panduit link:

https://www.showmecables.com/1-x-1-1-2-inch-panduit-self-laminating-laser-inkjet-labels-42-labels?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAuou6BhDhARIsAIfgrn6MfNUIqRtKW8quGvzH 37pEdee7Nhsgll61tH7JsPufbwn93DUxgP4aAkZ8EALw_wcB

Or this link for a Brady label on NewarK

https://www.newark.com/brady/tht-27-427-1/thermal-transfer-printable-self/dp/67C1717

[ian c2]

Originally Posted by inaminit

Could someone show me a photo of a Brady label on a wire? Thanks in advance

Photos of tags I had installed on Thursday . (Bottom one in first pic)
Not they are not heat-shrunk yet .

[ian c2]

More .
The ones with 2 lines of script are new ones recently installed



And the pic below ,
Stickers on breakers on left , cable sleeves heat-shrinked on right .

[ian c2]

And stickers I am currently placing on all my boxes and drawers in the garage to help me find tools etc .

[Synchro Joe]

https://www.amazon.com/Mr-Label-Self-Laminating-Around-Cable-Labels/dp/B078XR72Y7?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&smid=APYPXO4TKD4MZ&th=1

[phelix]

Those look to be for cables between 6 and 12mm in diameter so OK for plug wires but nothing smaller?

[porschedude996]

Originally Posted by inaminit

I have just spent 2 week worth of spare time chasing down a poorly running engine problem following an engine/trans r&r. Turns out I had connected 2 sensor wire plugs wrongly. So thinking about that, I would like to get a tool to make little wiring ID tags-can anyone give me a recommendation? Thanks in advance

I am interested in which two connectors?

[dannobee]

This guy gives the definitive advice on automotive motorsports type harnesses, even if he does race H-D's at Bonneville.

https://www.rbracing-rsr.com/wiring_ecu.html

When he recommended the DYMO Rhino label maker years ago, I bought one and couldn't be happier. 3/4" or 1" wide wire shrink tubing if needed, various colors if needed.

I'd opt for the clear shrink tubing over the label though. The clear on the all in one labels doesn't seem to last, IME.

[inaminit]

It was the DG and BG marked sensor wires. I replaced both sensors and since they are identical-the replacements are unmarked. So I tried making my own markers from duct tape and a felt tip-not good! Then I used a funky system of white dots with correction fluid, also unsatisfactory. Now I am ready to use some decent labels.
I am wondering if the heat shrink labels would shrink down to a single wire diameter, as in the case of the oil temp and pressure sender wires?

[dannobee]

Shrink tubing for the Rhino series goes down to 1/4" with a 3:1 shrink ratio. Dunno if I have any that small to give you a pic, but this is the 3/8" shrunk down and finished with clear shrink tubing (oil and gas rating).